Spacemen Pod

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An occasional Spacemen 3 podcast where a couple of long time fans chat about their favourite band. This is also the personal account of host Ian Edmond, so don't blame Mark for the non-Spacemen content.

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Spacemen Pod@spacemenp· 18d

Aye.

A woman holds a banner saying "There is nothing less Scottish than a racist".

Spacemen Pod@spacemenp· 21d

The Sweet Pills meet The Velvet Underground and Nico (& Andy). The book focuses on the characters and their interactions with each other and the wider world of the sixties, and while this sort of incident is rare, I thought it might appeal to those of you following a primarily Spacemen 3 account...

A passage from No Way To Beehive: The Story of The Sweet Pills by Tim Pieraccini, where the band meet the Velvets at a party.

Spacemen Pod@spacemenp· 21d

My clever friend @timpieraccini.bsky.social has written a superb book about fictional sixties band The Sweet Pills, which I will probably bang on about some more soon, but I mention it now because the Kindle edition is currently £1.77. Very highly recommended! www.amazon.co.uk/No-Way-Beehi...

Five young women in a band, colourfully dressed in a late 1960s style. They are The Sweet Pills, l-r: Penny, Audrey, Yeşim, Zee, Catherine
[Models: Jessie Bhattacharya, Lizzie Bates, Millie-Lu Lane, Abby Elizabeth, Solomia Tkachivska]

The front cover of No Way To Beehive: The Story of The Sweet Pills by Tim Pieraccini.

Spacemen Pod@spacemenp· 23d

A frame-grab from Remembrance of the Daleks, Ace swinging a baseball bat that is just about to strike a Dalek. The Dalek is looking directly at us. The caption "So much for the tolerant left" is at the bottom, looking like it is a subtitle of the Dalek's dialogue. Found ages ago on Twitter and not sure who came up with it, but all credit to them.

Spacemen Pod@spacemenp· 23d

This is something that really exists!

Spacemen Pod@spacemenp· Jul 13

You will be rewarded! Our entranceway...

Spacemen Pod@spacemenp· Jun 24

Mestor from the Doctor Who story The Twin Dilemma, looking remarkably similar, if more handsome.

Spacemen Pod@spacemenp· Jun 24

Hydration break!

John Robb, Pete Kember and Clint Mansell, backstage at a Stone Roses gig. Pete and Clint have drinks in their hands.

Spacemen Pod@spacemenp· Jun 19

Lovely meal at Mono Café to celebrate 40 years of being a couple, with bonus new music from @thehangingstars.bsky.social courtesy of @monorailmusic.bsky.social. And the rain has stopped!

My super wife holding the new Hanging Stars CD, me in the foreground, our smashing meal from Mono Café on the table between us.

Spacemen Pod@spacemenp· Jun 13

Never change, Glasgow.

A sign at the Glasgow anti-fascist rally that says "Racists can git tae!".

Spacemen Pod@spacemenp· Jun 6

Unexpected live cover of Spectrum's Razzle Dazzle Mind by @stoneanthem.bsky.social at Mono last night, on a bill also including The Cords and Radhika, the latter celebrating their LP's placing on the Scottish album charts, and a DJ set by Steven of @thepastels.bsky.social. A celebratory evening!

Archie Ingram of Stone Anthem on stage at Mono, Glasgow, 5 June 2026.

Eva and Grace of The Cords on stage at Mono, Glasgow, 5 June 2026.

Radhika on stage at Mono, Glasgow, 5 June 2026.

CD copies of Stone Anthem's Solux Rex, Radhika's Cine-Pop, and the self-titled album by The Cords.

Spacemen Pod@spacemenp· Jun 2

For anyone local to Glasgow, there is an album launch event for Radikha's debut album (also on Glass Modern, and highly recommended) this Friday at Mono, with Stone Anthem opening - they will be on stage at 7:30, the doors are at 7:00 contrary to what the poster for the night would suggest.

Poster for the Radhika album launch at Mono, Glasgow, Friday June 5th. Support is from Stone Anthem, The Cords and Stephen Pastel will be DJing.

Spacemen Pod@spacemenp· Jun 2

I've been lucky enough to have heard the new @stoneanthem.bsky.social album Solus Rex, out on @glassmodern.bsky.social on June 12th - pretty impressive stuff. Sonic Boom has been a long-time supporter and has written the sleeve notes. Pre-order here: glassmodern.bandcamp.com/album/solus-... (1/2)

The front cover of Solus Rex by Stone Anthem.

Spacemen Pod@spacemenp· May 29

Proud of you lads.

The front and back covers of the Animal Kwackers LP. They terrified me when I was younger, I think it was the static faces.

Spacemen Pod@spacemenp· May 27

Last year's Christmas card from Will Carruthers.

A Christmas card from former Spacemen 3/Spiritualized/loads of other cool bands member Will Carruthers. A geometric design in blue and red with a snowman in the middle. The words at the top are Merry Christmas", those at the bottom are "You cunt".

Spacemen Pod@spacemenp· May 25

We had a party for our tenth wedding anniversary, and for invites we sent a compilation of our favourite singles from the years we had been married. This was my choice for 1998.

The CD we sent out as invitations to our tenth wedding anniversary party, helf upstairs at the Betsey Trotwood. The front cover has depictions of us in lego. The back cover has the track selection, including Ice Hockey Hair by Super Furry Animals.

Spacemen Pod@spacemenp· May 21

Fantastic show by The Utopia Strong at Cottiers in Glasgow last night, a little different to our usual fare but hugely effective and well matched to the setting. Despite their seriousness in these pics they were happy and smiling at the end!

Steve Davis of The Utopia Strong on stage at Cottiers, Glasgow, 20/5/2026.

Kavus Torabi of The Utopia Strong on stage at Cottiers, Glasgow, 20/5/2026.

Michael J. York of The Utopia Strong on stage at Cottiers, Glasgow, 20/5/2026.

Spacemen Pod@spacemenp· May 15

Looking forward to seeing you around town! That third sleeve is an inner, the standard design for the Vertigo label, although the artwork has been used elsewhere.

Vertigo Inner Sleeve, Manfred Mann Chapter Three, B side, stolen from https://aroundandaroundcom.wordpress.com/lp-inner-sleeves/.

The cover of Spectrum's Live Chronicles Vol 1, which uses the same op-art design.

Spacemen Pod@spacemenp· May 5

From David Cavanagh's excellent Creation Records book.

A piece about McGee shaving 20% off of the age of the Mary Chain.

Spacemen Pod@spacemenp· May 2

And this Spacemen 3 article!

Sonic is irritated when I ask him for the distillation of his life philosophy. He wants to know why he’s always having to answer “heavy” questions.

Maybe it’s because Spacemen 3 never smile in photographs.

Spacemen Pod@spacemenp· Apr 20

Drop some SHIRTS 👚👕

Dean Wareham, circa 1990, wearing a Spacemen 3 t-shirt.

Spacemen Pod@spacemenp· Apr 20

As in...?

Poster for Spacemen 3 at The Mermaid, Birmingham, 18 April 1986.

Spacemen Pod@spacemenp· Apr 12

Me on honeymoon, December 1991.

Me, 25 years old, on honeymoon in Athens Georgia. I am standing next to the wooden bridge from the back cover of R.E.M.'s Murmur.

Spacemen Pod@spacemenp· Apr 5

Actual snow now! In full reverse!

A view of a street in Partick taken from inside a nice warm flat. It is snowing outside.

Spacemen Pod@spacemenp· Apr 5

Sleet on Easter Sunday, JC in neutral.

A view of a car windscreen taken from the driver's seat. It is sleeting.

Spacemen Pod@spacemenp· Mar 31

Poster for Spacemen 3's gig at The Old Five Bells in Northampton, 27th February 1987, supporting The Folk Devils and Ghost Dance. My friend Mark is downsizing after a house move and has just turned this up - it is for sale at www.ebay.co.uk/itm/27784904...

From Eric Morse's Spacemen 3 biography: "At the end of the month, Spacemen supported The Folk Devils at The Old Five Bells, a cavernous ballroom-sized pub on Harborough Road in Northampton. Perhaps bolstered by the raging Goth scene in the immediate area, the venue had grown in popularity with eastern Northamptonshire youth and was hosting bigger and bigger acts. Club promoter and business entrepreneur Gerald Palmer had done much to attract The Spacemen to his venue."

Live ad for the Old Five Bells in Northampton, including this gig, but only listing Ghost Dance and The Folk Devils.

Spacemen Pod@spacemenp· Mar 29

If you see this, post a concert photo you took.

Firefriend in Glossop, 25 September 2025.

Spacemen Pod@spacemenp· Mar 25

Worse than I remember!

CD copy of Entreat by The Cure, showing the disc rot on the front of the CD.

CD copy of Entreat by The Cure, showing the disc rot on the back of the CD.

Spacemen Pod@spacemenp· Mar 15

If you see this post an eye...

Spacemen Pod@spacemenp· Mar 12

Poster for Spacemen 3's gig at Maxcotte, Nonantola, Italy, 13 April 1989, their penultimate European gig. My friend Mark has the only copy of this poster that I've ever seen in real life up for sale at the moment: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/27777420...